Mike Connelly
Mike Connelly

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Winchester, VA

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 165

Event:
Mid Distance

Honors
2000 All-ACC (800m indoor)
2000 All-ACC (800m outdoor)

1999-2000:
Finished third in the 800m at the ACC Indoor Championships with a time of 1:52.42, his best indoor time of the season... finished seventh in the Sprint Invitational in 1:54.06...set the second-best indoor time of 1:53.40 in the preliminaries of the 800m at the ACC Championships...led Tigers in the 800m outdoors and recorded a personal best time of 1:50.05 outdoors at the Cardinal Invitational...won the 800m in 1:51.26 at the Clemson Invitational ...placed second at the Orange and Purple with a time of 1:50.96.

1998-99:
Redshirted the cross country season...a member of the distance medley relay team that placed fourth at the ACC Indoor Championships ...finished sixth with a time of 1:55.49 in the 800m at the ACC outdoor meet...ran a season-best time of 1:53.08 to place sixth in the 800m at the Clemson Invitational outdoors...a member of Clemson's 4x800m relay team that posted a time of 7:28.25 at the Sea Ray Relays.

James Wood High School:
Coached by Craig Woshner ...four-year letterwinner and team captain...was the Winchester State Runner-of-the-Year in 1996 and 1997...won the state championship in the 800m in 1996 and 1997...a member of the state record 4x800m relay team (8:00.68)...three time district champion in the 1600m.

Personal
Born 11/24/79...majoring in management.

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